GOCC

The Official GOCC Newsletter AUGUST 2011

“Rubber on the Road”

Chuck Cooley

Officers 2

July Minutes

3

Calendar 4

June Events

5

Upcoming Events

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Tech Bulletin 06-09

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Corvette Birthday Cruise ~!

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Quilt Raffle

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Battered Womens Needs

10

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Our Sponsors

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Inside this issue: I’m sitting on a sailboat at the Chemainus Marina on beautiful Vancouver Island looking at a gorgeous sunset thinking how lucky I am to live in the Pacific Northwest. In a few short weeks a few of our members will be driving our Corvettes to Whistler another beautiful area in B.C. for a gala Corvette event thanks to Robert Weaver who is hosting our trip. Summer is here and it’s definitely the time to exercise our Corvettes. Looking ahead…think about planning to participate in the North Highland Loop trip October 1 hosted by Cassandra and me. If you have never been to this part of Washington that time of year you will be in for a surprise with fall colors around every curve; Wine tasting and Ghost towns are also on the agenda. If you have a favorite spot in the Northwest you would like to share with Club members, think about arranging a trip for a day or two. Our annual picnic meeting is Thursday August 4th, a great time to socialize and enjoy an outdoor BBQ with fellow Corvette members; I hope you all have it on your calendars. Many thanks to Bill Shipley, Dave Tarver and Chuck Williams for planning this picnic. Ladies…if you haven’t signed up, the WOW (Women’s only Weekend) is fast approaching the end of August in Leavenworth. Take care and enjoy your Corvettes this summer. Chuck Cooley- GOCC

EDITORS NOTE: Hidden number: Each newsletter contains the membership number of one GOCC active member. It is usually buried in a picture, article or advertisement, but is rarely out in the open. If the hidden number is your membership number, you are eligible for a $25.00 prize but you must notify one of the elected officers before the monthly membership meeting begins to claim your prize.

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SECRETARY

CHARMAINE

COURSON

GOCC MAILING ADDRESS:

Glass Odyssey Corvette Club P.O. Box 124

Silverdale, WA 98383

EVENTS COORDINATOR Bill Stoner

NEWSLETTER EDITOR Harry Calhoun

PAST PRESIDENT Bill Shipley

WEBMASTER Carl Neuswanger PARADE COORDINATOR Larry Ficca VETTES FOR VET’S COORDINATOR Gary Powell HIGHWAY CLEANUP COORDINATOR Doug Carpenter CHARITY CHAIRWOMAN Becky Evans HISTORIAN Deedee Ellingson

Committees &

Coordinators

PRESIDENT

CHUCK COOLEY

VICE PRESIDENT

DOUG CARPENTER

SECRETARY TREASURER

CHARMAINE COURSON

SALLY KANE

206-842-1084 360-830-0246

360-697-1000 360-297-2716

The Glass Odyssey Corvette Club (GOCC) is a non profit

organization, incorporated under the statutes of the state

of Washington in March of 1972.

The GOCC meets at 7:00 PM on the first Thursday of each

month. Members, guests and fellow Corvette enthusiasts are welcome.

2011—2012 OFFICERS

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July General Meeting Minutes

Called to order at 7:00 PM By President. Minutes were approved with corrections to treasures report Expenses were $600.50 instead of $650. Presidents report: Doug Carpenter Is at Harborview after falling from his Roof. Will be recuperating with broken bones for a while. VP report : filled in by Bill Shipley No new membership. Treasure’s Report: Deposits were $714. Expenses of $50. Balance of $4683.89 in account. 55 members Paid up. Committee Reports : NWAC by Dave Ellingson: Auto cross coming up and Car shows check their website for dates and information. Corvette Museum : Banners are available for purchase by club will have club design on it and will fly for one year at museum for one year. Cost to have one is $350. More information on their website. Was motioned and approved with 2 opposed to spend $350 for flag for club. Club name, logo, and Kitsap county Washington State was suggested to be put on Banner. Banner will be returned to club after one year. Events report: by Bill Stoner Annual Picnic to be next meeting date the 4th at Holley Comunity center. Gates open at 4:30pm . Dinner at 6:00 See web site for events and a email list by Bill Stoner monthly. Old Business: Battered Woman’s shelter still needs donations. Bill will send email to remind us before meeting. From soap to Diapers it is needed. Small hotel size are needed as well. Drawing donations by Richard Culley -Detail kit, Michael Roberts T-shirts Thank You for Snacks by Bill and Kay Shipley, Larry and Ida Ficca . Brant and Clarissa Bublitz, Ken and Susie Lyken, Bill and Patty Stoner, Margie Shurts, Bud and Cherlene Golitz. There are only 28 tickets left for quilt raffle. Pill drawing was won by Chuck and Cassandra Cooley in the amount of 190.50. Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 Respectfully submitted Charmaine Courson Secretary

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO

Charmaine Courson ~ 15th

Kim Larvia ~ 16th

Bill Stoner ~ 17th

Darlene Dyer ~ 20th

If I missed your Birthday, please send me your Month and Day only. Thank you. Harry Calhoun

AUGUST 2011

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 GOCC PICNIC

5 6 Highway CleanUp

7 8 9 E-Board

10 11 12 13 Game Night

14 15 16 17 18 19 Thunder

20 In The

21 Mountains

22 23 24 25 26 W Women's

27 O Only

28 W Weekend

29 30 31

The only external difference between the 1971 and 1972 Corvettes is the amber front turn signals and chrome plating on the egg-crate grills on the 1972.

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GENERAL MEETING /ANNUAL PICNIC- August 4th Place: Holly Community Center

TIME: 4pm till ???

GOCC Members, Remember that the meeting on August 4th is also the annual picnic! It will be held at the Holly Community Club (or Center) starting at 4 in the afternoon and will be eating around 6. It’s pot luck so bring a dish and your favorite beverage. This year the main course will be catered, pulled pork and beef brisket so we need an accurate head count. Please RSVP me at billshipley1@comcast.net. And we will be collecting donations for the Battered Woman’s Center, so bring those used cloths, diapers, laundry soap, personnel items. There is a “wish list” of what the center needs on our website. These donations are voluntary and greatly appreciated by the women. Thanks,

AUGUST 2011 MEETINGS and EVENTS

JACKET/GAME NIGHT - August 13th, Saturday

PLACE: Paul and Debbie Ofsthun’s

1979 NW Palmer Lane, Bremerton

(360-710-8672)

TIME: 5pm

Executive Board Meeting – August 9th, Tuesday

PLACE: The Courson’s

TIME: 2 pm

2010 Picnic at Camp McKean

Highway Cleanup - August 6th, Saturday

PLACE: Meet at Grey Chevrolet, Port Orchard

TIME: 9 am

Contact: Doug Carpenter, (206-842-1084)

Thunder in the Mountains - August 19th-21,

PLACE: Whistler BC

Contact: Bob Weaver, (360-874-2847)

Event is sold out.

WOW —Womens only Weekend - August 26-28

PLACE: Leavenworth Washington

Contact: Cassandra Cooley (360-830-0246)

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UPCOMING GOCC

Septermber 1– General Meeting September 17-Vettes for Vets October 29-Highway Cleanup

Check out our Facebook page. You will need to open a Facebook account if you don't have one. Once that is done, search for Glass Odyssey Corvette Club and ask to become a friend.

Check out our webpage: www.kitsapvettes.org

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

August - Non-Club Event FYI:

1st Tuesday Night, 5:00 PM, Cool Car Cruise, Shari’s Restaurant, 4220 Wheaton Way, Bremerton

Every Wednesday Night, 5:00 PM, The Cruise, Bucks A&W, 1700 SE Mile Hill Dr, Port Orchard

Every Thursday Evenings 5:00 PM to ?? – Cruise Port Gamble – Show Your Cars.

12th – 14th, Friday – Sunday, Classical Glass Corvette Club of Tacoma 5 Star Classic, Emerald Queen Casino Hotel, Fife; NWACC Show N Shine, Griot’s Garage, Tacoma; Autocross, Sanderson Field, Shelton. Julie Booth, 253.332.3738, www.classicalglasscorvetteclub.com

21st, Sunday, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Registration 8:30 AM, $20.00, Corvettes Unlimited, 16th Annual All Corvette Show & Shine, Birch Bay Square, 8115 Birch Bay Square Street, Blaine, WA, I-5 Exit 270, 360.778.3247

27th, Saturday, Classic Car Show, Port Townsend, 360.301.1923

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Service Bulletin for 06—09 Corvettes with Automatic

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GOCC 2011 Corvette Birthday Celebration

Hosted by Byron and Sally Kane The first Corvette came off the assembly line on June 30th 1953, and to commemorate this important event in auto sports car history, GOCC members have celebrated with a cruise and dinner in a local restaurant for the past several years. Our cruise this year was an hour-long drive that included Sawdust Hill just North of Poulsbo. This Corvette friendly road is paved but just a narrow strip of asphalt where the “rubber meets the road”. We did have to brake for a squirrel, a chipmunk and a robin on this secluded road. Our cruise was a scenic and relaxing ride though the back roads of North Kitsap. There were 16 Corvettes on the cruise, which included C3, C5, and C6 Corvettes in coupes, convertibles, Z06’s and Grand Sports (yes, we had two Z06’s and two Grand Sports). Nearly every basic color of Corvette was represented on this Birthday Cruise. We arrived at the Island Jamz Caribbean Restaurant in Keyport where most Corvettes did the Corvette thing and backed into parking slots. We had a nice buffet dinner, drinks, Corvette chat and were entertained by two steel drum musicians. This is proving to be a fun annual event for our club and hopefully more will join in the celebration in the years to come.

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CORVETTE QUILT RAFFLE . . .

Becky Evans is raffling a Corvette Quilt.

All proceeds go to the Kitsap Humane Society. Tickets are $ 5.00 a piece. There are 100 Chances to win.

Get your tickets at the Annual Picnic

See Becky Evans

The last day for donating to the raffle will be during GOCC August Picnic. Be sure and get your ticket and there will be the first place

winner of the Corvette Quilt plus three additional prizes will be given.....

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If you would like to

host or lead an event, contact

BILL STONER

360-437-7870 Or

To all, At the last meeting we discussed bring donations to the next (June) meeting for the Battered Women's charity. I downloaded their "wish" list, it can also be viewed at www.ywcakitsap.org. Please bring a donation to the meeting and we will collect and deliver them to the YWCA. The following is the wish list: * Baby/Toddler Needs: diapers (all sizes), baby wipes, formula, clothing/shoes, cribs, and usable car seats. * Household Goods / small appliances in working condition: DVD players, radios, coffee pots, microwaves, clocks, toasters, lamps, sheets, pillows and comforters, kitchenware, etc. Please call ahead of time in regards to large furniture. * Food and Miscellaneous: ONLY unopened, non-perishable food accepted- Please check the expiration date! Food, phone, gas, and other gift-cardsalso accepted. * Personal Care Items: feminine hygiene products, toilet paper, shampoo/conditioner, and other hair care items, Ethnic hair products, fingernail polish/remover, perfume, make-up, toothpaste/floss, and first aid kits. * Medication-Unopened Over-The-Counter: vitamins, cold medication, cough drops, Band-Aids, disposable thermometers, rubbing alcohol, peroxide, aspirin, Tylenol, Ibuprofen. * Youth Needs: art and craft supplies (construction paper, coloring books, crayons, Play-Doh, markers, glue sticks, etc.), tickets to kids events and family activities, sponsors for program activities (field trips, etc.) complete board games, toys (non-battery operated preferred), stuffed animals and children's puzzles. Thanks, Bill Shipley

Battered women donations

The 1957 Corvette was the first mass produced American automobile to offer 1 horsepower per cubic inch of engine displacement (283hp/283ci).

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Ambassadors Address: Here is the flag that will be flying at the National Corvette Museum.

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OUR SPONSORS

GOCC CLUB SHIRTS Polo shirts with our club insignia embroidered on them are available in Navy Blue, Forest Green or Burgundy. Other colors can be ordered to match the color of your car. Your name can be added for an additional cost !

The original front emblem logo on the Corvettes that made the trade show circuit featured a checkered flag and an American flag crossed, later Chevrolet was alerted to the fact that it is illegal to use an American flag on a trademark and the logo was changed.

Contact Deedee Ellingson at 360-779-4414, email: deedeeellingson@wavecable.com or see her at the meetings. Other items are available too such as Jackets, Sweatshirts, Hats, Tote Bags, Coolers, most anything for your Corvette.

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PO Box 124

Silverdale, WA 98383